Haiku You Do?

In this email swap, you will have 5 partners. You will answer the following questions by writing your answers in a haiku (see below for additional info on haiku and structure). So, there will be 5 partners, 5 questions and 5 haiku.

1. What is your favorite color?

2. What is your favorite flower?

3. What is your idea of happiness?

4. What is your idea of misery?

5. What is your present state of mind?

(Questions are from Proust Questionnaires - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proust_Questionnaire. What can I say, I love 'em!)

The following is from http://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-write-a-haiku.html.

What is haiku? Haiku is a Japanese poetry form. A haiku uses just a few words to capture a moment and create a picture in the reader's mind. It is like a tiny window into a scene much larger than itself. Traditionally, haiku is written in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line.

Here's a haiku poem written by a poetry student:

The last winter leaves

Clinging to the black branches

Explode into birds.